CVE-2006-5729 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass forum permissions to reply in arbitrary forums and perform unauthorized actions due to flawed permission assembly.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5729?
CVE-2006-5729 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Yazd Discussion Forum before 3.0 beta does not properly manage forum permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) reply to a message in an arbitrary forum, if authorized to create a message in any forum; and (2) perform certain unauthorized forum actions, related to an "error in how the permissions were assembled" that assigns extra permissions to users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yazd Yazd Discussion Forum.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2006-5729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77rw-7fvw-mgvf.